Germany's Scholz says attacks on Jews 'hurt us all'
Olaf Scholz has vowed solidarity with Germany's Jews amid concerns about a rise in domestic antisemitic incidents tied to the war between Israel and Gaza. hancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday offered solidarity with Jewish Germans and pledged broad support from the country after a string of antisemitic incidents and attacks. The European Union has expressed concern about an uptick in antisemitic incidents since the violent escalation in the Middle East. These have included a firebomb attack on a Berlin synagogue and numerous other incidents across Germany. What the German chancellor said "We stand by your side," Scholz told the news magazine Der Spiegel, addressing Germany's Jewish community. "The state will do everything to protect Jewish life in Germany, and we will not let ourselves be divided as citizens of this country. "Those who attack Jews, who insult or hurt them, attack us all." Responding to German police efforts to ban pro-Palestinian rallies a...